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Title: Russian Central Asia : including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Lansdell, Henry, 1841-1919 Lansdell, Henry, 1841-1919, inscriber. ins
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Publisher: London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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them freely in thekhanates. It was not till I was getting towards theend of my stock that I accidentally learned of theobjection, and asked Yakoob what he thought wouldbe done with the photographs. He expected thatin many cases they would be destroyed. Nevertheless,good Mussulman as he was, I had by this time sofar ingratiated myself with him that he seemed towish for a memento, and, on parting, asked for my * Burnes wrote, in 1832, that a merchant had lately imported somepictures from China into Bokhara, but that they were immediatelybroken, and their value paid by the government. 38 RUSSIAX CEXTRAL ASIA. portrait for himself. Moreover, no one else but theEmir returned the present. In the Emirs case, of course, I took back the thingswithout hesitation, expressing the hope that I mightbe able to find something else to send in their stead(which I did on reaching Bokhara), and asking alsothe Khoja and his interpreter if there was anythingthey would like me to send them from England, to
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THE COURT MOSQUE AT KITAH. which they replied, with Oriental politeness, that theywished for nothing but to please me. I supposed Imust have created a favourable impression upon themind of the Khoja, for before parting he informed methat he was constantly in the presence of the Emir,and took his meals with him, so that, if I had anyfavour to ask, he was in a position to help me.* • Reminding one of Elijahs words to the Shunamite, Wouldst FROM SHAHR TO KARSHI. 39 I had no wish to stay at Shahr, which is said tohave 90 mosques and 3 medresses. I secured a photo-graph of the Court Mosque of Kitab, but it is aninsignificant building. Dr. Schuyler suggests a popu-lation for Shahr of 20,000, and mentions 15,000 forKitab.* I am, however, exceedingly sceptical as tothe accuracy of Bokhariot numbers, especially whenthey mount to four or five figures. I am persuadedthat some travellers have supplied us with statistics ofpopulation in the khanate, which the Emir himselfcould not give if his li

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